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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Worth Reading - April 10, 2014

Earlier today we learned that Jim Flaherty (CPC – Whitby-Oshawa,
ON) passed away. No doubt a controversial figure in Canada Flaherty was a
dedicated public servant, so it seems fitting to begin with a speech he gave on public service.

The hardest job in politics may be making a cabinet, or a
new government. Steve Paikin writes that changing from one leader to another is
likely even more complicated than changing from one party to another.

Issues of race and class privilege are something I often think
about. I think I often get caught trying to figure out a “chicken or the egg”
scenario explaining their relative importance. This piece does a good job in
separating and linking the ideas.

The Economist writes that Britain’s government is essentially out of things to do which is crippling parliament. The strict agreement between the coalition partners, Conservatives and
Liberal-Democrats, has delayed addressing certain issues and finished most of
their agreed upon policies.